Interwebs of Joe
Just a quick update on the 3D printer. I printed some of the last critical parts for the printer. In this case it was the spool holders that not only hold the filament spools but also mount the dryboxes to … Continued
So let’s keep things interesting with another topic- Home Automation! Since we moved into our house in late 2016 we’ve had home automation deployed to control lighting, locks, and dozens of sensors to protect the house from water, forgetting to … Continued
I’ve had a few people ask on FB about what the process/diet/recipe has been to drop weight so fast (50# in 2.5Mo so far this year). The answer is simply – a massive lifestyle change and diet change, and not … Continued
So my struggles with the questionable filament I recieved by 3DXtech a while ago has gone to a new level. I have had a theory that the first spool I recieved (since their reps even told me the batch number … Continued
After a flurry of changes, tweaks, repairs (yup), and final wiring of the right extruder… She lives. Below are the pics of the final wired extruders. Overall the printer is working awesome and better than I thought it would for … Continued
Early 2010 I build a beefy server for the time to handle virtualization and be a pretty comprehensive lab server in my house. Well… over the weekend it went dark. It would power up, the BMC would come up, but … Continued
Tonight my Anet AM8 printer was running non stop, I was designing non stop, and building non stop. I was designing parts and pulling them straight from the printer as I went, rinse and repeat. The X Carriages (X and … Continued
Physics and material science says that when you heat up a block of aluminum, it is going to expand. Now that expansion isnt a whole lot, but over a 330×330 plate going from room temp (20C) to 110C in a … Continued
While on vacation over the weekend I took advantage of an offer to use a drill press at my sister in laws work. (Which just so happens to be a military base, so its like I was using my own … Continued
Back Printing: Using the MatterHackers NylonX, which is a Nylon 12 based Carbon Fiber loaded filament. This is in contrast to the nondescript but rumored Nylon 6 used in CarbonX. Nylon 12 is a bit lower friction, smoother, and has … Continued
With a dremel, a big flat blade screwdriver, a little bit of force and the heat block, and the Titan Aero heatsink were free of the broken Titanium heat break. This leaves a small cut in the heatsink and in … Continued
Not content with minorly breaking and fixing things, I went all out this weekend and reallllly broke the AM8 i’ve been printing the parts for my new printer with. I’ve been struggling in the last week with the heat block … Continued